diff --git a/res/values/dimens.xml b/res/values/dimens.xml
index 7ac0502..cb9f101 100644
--- a/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@
     <dimen name="expanding_entry_card_marginEnd">8dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="expanding_entry_card_marginBottom">8dp</dimen>
 
-    <!-- Elevation of an ExpandingEntryCard -->
+    <!-- Elevation of an ExpandingEntryCard, for the sake of shadow casting -->
     <dimen name="expanding_entry_card_elevation">2dp</dimen>
+    <!-- Elevation of the QuickContact's Toolbar, for the sake of shadow casting -->
+    <dimen name="quick_contact_toolbar_elevation">6dp</dimen>
 
     <!-- Top margin for the communication card, used to add space from header. -->
     <dimen name="communication_card_marginTop">8dp</dimen>
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/widget/MultiShrinkScroller.java b/src/com/android/contacts/widget/MultiShrinkScroller.java
index 00dc7b4..01aeb4e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/widget/MultiShrinkScroller.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/widget/MultiShrinkScroller.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     private View mScrollViewChild;
     private View mToolbar;
     private ImageView mPhotoView;
+    private View mPhotoViewContainer;
     private MultiShrinkScrollerListener mListener;
     private int mHeaderTintColor;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@
     private final int mMinimumHeaderHeight;
     private final int mTransparentStartHeight;
     private final int mElasticScrollOverTopRegion;
+    private final float mToolbarElevation;
     private final PorterDuffColorFilter mColorFilter
             = new PorterDuffColorFilter(0, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP);
 
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@
                 R.dimen.quickcontact_elastic_scroll_over_top_region);
         mHeaderTintColor = mContext.getResources().getColor(
                 R.color.actionbar_background_color);
+        mToolbarElevation = (float) mContext.getResources().getDimension(
+                R.dimen.quick_contact_toolbar_elevation);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@
         mScrollViewChild = findViewById(R.id.card_container);
         mToolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar_parent);
         mPhotoView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.photo);
+        mPhotoViewContainer = findViewById(R.id.toolbar_parent);
         mListener = listener;
     }
 
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@
 
     public void setHeaderTintColor(int color) {
         mHeaderTintColor = color;
-        updatePhotoTint();
+        updatePhotoTintAndDropShadow();
     }
 
     private void startDrag() {
@@ -303,7 +308,7 @@
         } else {
             scrollDown(delta);
         }
-        updatePhotoTint();
+        updatePhotoTintAndDropShadow();
         final boolean isFullscreen = getScrollNeededToBeFullScreen() <= 0;
         if (mListener != null) {
             if (wasFullscreen && !isFullscreen) {
@@ -461,19 +466,22 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void updatePhotoTint() {
+    private void updatePhotoTintAndDropShadow() {
         // We need to use toolbarLayoutParams to determine the height, since the layout
         // params can be updated before the height change is reflected inside the View#getHeight().
         final int toolbarHeight = mToolbar.getLayoutParams().height;
         // Reuse an existing mColorFilter (to avoid GC pauses) to change the photo's tint.
         mPhotoView.clearColorFilter();
         if (toolbarHeight >= mMaximumHeaderHeight) {
+            mPhotoViewContainer.setElevation(0);
             return;
         }
         if (toolbarHeight <= mMinimumHeaderHeight) {
             mColorFilter.setColor(mHeaderTintColor);
             mPhotoView.setColorFilter(mColorFilter);
+            mPhotoViewContainer.setElevation(mToolbarElevation);
         } else {
+            mPhotoViewContainer.setElevation(0);
             final int alphaBits = 0xff - 0xff * (mToolbar.getHeight()  - mMinimumHeaderHeight)
                     / (mMaximumHeaderHeight - mMinimumHeaderHeight);
             final int color = alphaBits << 24 | (mHeaderTintColor & 0xffffff);